Robert Rankin

[chaosgraves:agentoferis]

Doh!

I'm a psychic!

so am I good girl bait...

[Bella]

The cards say yes, but you're being more choosy because you want things to be different in your life.

[chaosgraves:agentoferis]

so your cards are psychic?!?!?

[Bella]

No, my cards are merely my tools.

[chaosgraves:agentoferis]

so why use them....?!?!?

[Bella]

They help me focus.
I can do without them, but it takes more energy.

[chaosgraves:agentoferis]

well I guess it makes sense for a discordian to claim that random chance helps them focus.

[Bella]

I believe that out of all the many symbols in the tarot deck, the ones
most useful to me at that moment will surface when i draw the cards.

Don't know how or why, but it seems to work.

[chaosgraves:agentoferis]

I believe that out of all the many symbols in the tarot deck, the ones
most useful to me at that moment will surface when i draw the cards.

Don't know how or why, but it seems to work.

interpretation?!?!?

[Bella]

Interpretation is the correct answer.

Each card has many layers of meanings, some of them traditional, some I've chosen for myself, and some that come from the figures and scenes on each particular deck. I focus on those meanings and pick and choose among them for the message my intuition tells me the client needs to hear. It's almost like the cards form a storyline or tapestry that I can read. Does this make sense? I use the cards to focus my intuition and my psychic sense on the problem at hand.

I don't know if it works because random chance presents me with the right combination of cards, or if it works because my subconscious sorts through whatever just happens to show up and comes up with the information I need.

I suspect it's the latter, but don't know for sure.

[Lister]

It sorta sounds foney to me...

It's still you who decides what you think or feel they want to hear...
A saleswoman... (which takes skill...  skill I can't seem to learn no matter what...  respect!)

In reality, tarot is probably only useful if you do it only for yourself...

if it works because my subconscious sorts through whatever just happens to show up and comes up with the information I need.

I think this comes closest...


Everyone has intuition when solving problems (although I prefer to call it instinct because it's roughly the same, and has less syllables.), but few people trust it enough to listen to it...
There isn't *one correct way* to get in touch with your instincts, that's one of the many things you will have to figure out for yourself...

People who do not trust their instinct tend to turn to other people for advice when facing an enigma...

I have the sort of mind that can easily switch the focus to problem-solving mode, and then I just go on "feeling" to select the right solution...
If I look convinced enough that it was the right decision, then other people will easily believe that it was indeed the right decision...
In a way, I will have made the right decision...
It is, after all, accepted by everyone as being right...  What else defines reality?
But in effect it's just the right decision for me, while the rest will just continue to walk around with their heads in their asses...

[Doktor Howl]

He's a bit of an obscure English author... a little like Douglas Adams on crack or acid.

If you've never read any of his works, then I would seriously recommend doing so. He blends together elements of Vodoo, Witchcraft, Sci-Fi, Urban Myths, Parallel Realities, Demonology, Religion, Net-Humor and general weirdness to create some absolutely mind-blowing stories.

If you need a place to start, then I would recommend one of:

The Book of Ultimate Truths (The character Hugo Rune should be a Discordian saint)
Check that one here
Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Alien invasions, stealing spines, time travel and the truth about Hitler)
Check this one here..
A Dog Called Demolition (Witchcraft, zombie pets, demonic possession, and injured feet)
And finally check this one.. here

If you live in the US, you might have to order them, but they are well worth the read.

I gave a copy of Armageddon, The Musical to Nigel, and she hasn't been seen since.

[Cain]

Armageddon: the Musical is amazing.

I read it when I was about 13, and it explains a lot about how I turned out.

[Jasper]

I've only been able to get my hands on a few Rankin books; Chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse, the da de da de da code (or w/e) Apocalypso, brigtonomicon...

All really fucked up, great books.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

He's a bit of an obscure English author... a little like Douglas Adams on crack or acid.

If you've never read any of his works, then I would seriously recommend doing so. He blends together elements of Vodoo, Witchcraft, Sci-Fi, Urban Myths, Parallel Realities, Demonology, Religion, Net-Humor and general weirdness to create some absolutely mind-blowing stories.

If you need a place to start, then I would recommend one of:

The Book of Ultimate Truths (The character Hugo Rune should be a Discordian saint)
Check that one here
Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Alien invasions, stealing spines, time travel and the truth about Hitler)
Check this one here..
A Dog Called Demolition (Witchcraft, zombie pets, demonic possession, and injured feet)
And finally check this one.. here

If you live in the US, you might have to order them, but they are well worth the read.

I gave a copy of Armageddon, The Musical to Nigel, and she hasn't been seen since.

Oh yeah! I started reading it, and it now lives on Mr. Language's bedside table.